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02-14-2011, 09:22 AM
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Ellis Amdur
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Isu, not Ipe
Jeez - sorry, can't read in my dotage. You wrote Isu, not Ipe. Isu is a lovely wood, but not for impact. It's used in Japan as "kazari-mono" - (something to display).
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